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Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.…

Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.

Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike appendages.

Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages.

A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.

A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri.

A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. Gray. Claw hammer, a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails, etc. -- Claw hammer coat, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang] -- Claw sickness, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.…

An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.

An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.

Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.

Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.

An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consist of a central medallion with seven arms radiating f…

Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate;especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.

An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes. Owen.

One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe. The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot. Owen.

Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages.

The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla.

The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.